Gamma-Ray Line Spectroscopy with COMPTEL

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The instrument COMPTEL aboard NASA's Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory has led to a major progress in the field of astronomical gamma-ray line spectroscopy. In the area of nucleosynthesis lines COMPTEL has for the first time generated an all-sky map of the 1.8 MeV line from radioactive ^26Al. In addition, it succeeded in the first detection of the 1.156 MeV line from radioactive ^44Ti from a Supernova remnant (Cas A) and found hints for ^56Co gamma-ray line emission from the type Ia SN 1991T. The stringent COMPTEL upper limits to the 1.275 MeV flux from classical novae require a refinement of present nova models. The other area of gamma-ray line spectroscopy in which COMPTEL made an important observation, is that of nuclear interaction lines: COMPTEL detected excessive MeV emission from the Orion complex that may be ascribed to excitation of ^12C and ^16O nuclei, though other interpretations may be possible, as well.

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